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Are you a secondary or post-secondary career advisor working in the academic or educational sector? This CPC Special Interest Group (SIG) discussion panel is designed just for you. Join us for an engaging session with special guest Daniel Dorogi, Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology at Thompson Rivers University and Registered Clinical Counsellor, and special guest Nicole Kleemaier-Raaijen, LLM, RCIC, an accomplished legal professional with a background in Dutch notarial law and immigration consulting. Together, we’ll explore pressing questions such as: How is the world of work evolving, and how can…
– By Sharon Graham, Founder and Chair of Career Professionals of Canada – Right now, Canada’s job market has a somewhat uncomfortable undercurrent. Across our country, within companies, among clients, and throughout our career circles, uncertainty is in the air. As a career professional, you can feel it too, not stability, but a quiet sense of hesitation. Employers are holding back, waiting and watching trade policy changes, technological developments, and economic signals before making hiring or restructuring decisions. This is a pause, not a resolution. Christine Ball has her finger…
Excellence in Career Development | Career Development Professional Certificate Programs CDP: Career Development Practitioner | Career Development Professional | Career Development Program CCDP: Certified Career Development Practitioner | Certified Career Development Professional What is a Career Development Practitioner? CDP: Career Development Practitioner | Career Development Professional The Canadian field of career development is both diverse and fascinating. Practitioners specialize in many areas, including employment consulting, career coaching, résumé writing, job development, personal branding, and more. Career Development Practitioners work across not-for-profit, academic, government, and private sectors. They may be found…
– By Sharon Graham, Founder and Chair of Career Professionals of Canada – As career professionals, we know the significance of career development. Properly applied, it enables our clients to make informed educational, occupational, and employment choices. However, most Canadians do not know what “career development” is. They don’t realize that there are benefits to creating and managing their own careers. For this reason, they often do not engage in the process, nor even realize that they should. Why We Engage Our Clients in Career Development As career coaches, consultants,…
Here are some valuable websites and resources for career development professionals and their clients based in Alberta. If you are a career professional looking for provincial labour market tools, practitioner training, and client supports, bookmark these sites for quick access. Associations for Career Development Professionals Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA): Provincial career development association. Private Career Development Contractors Association of Alberta: A group of professional service providers in the Career and Employment development field. Education and Training for Career Practitioners Aberta ALIS: Career Development Professional occupation profile. University of…
Here are some valuable websites and resources for career development professionals and their clients based in British Columbia. If you are a career professional looking for provincial labour market tools, practitioner training, and client supports, bookmark these sites for quick access. Associations for Career Development Professionals BC Career Development Association: Provincial career development association. Education and Training for Career Practitioners Douglas College: Career Development Practice Certificate Program. Life Strategies: Career Management Professional Program. Simon Fraser University: Career Development Practitioner Certificate Program. UBC: Career Development (HR site). Careers and Employment for Clients…